#8B5EB9

#8B5EB9

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EB9

RGB

139, 94, 185

HSL

269.7, 39.4%, 54.7%

HSV

269.7, 49.2%, 72.5%

CMYK

24.9%, 49.2%, 0.0%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.569 0.1418 305.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB9

#8CB95E

Analogous

#5E5EB9

#B95EB9

#8B5EB9

Triadic

#8B5EB9

#B98B5E

#5EB98B

Split Complementary

#8B5EB9

#B9B95E

#5EB95E

Tetradic

#8B5EB9

#B95E5E

#8CB95E

#5EB9B9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EB9

Protanopia

#7877A3

Deuteranopia

#7A7E9E

Tritanopia

#89928E

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EB9;
color: #8B5EB9;
border-color: #8B5EB9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DBCDE9
300
#C2AADA
400
#A07BC6
500
#7F4DB2
600
#663E8E
700
#513172
800
#3F2759
900
#301F42
950
#1E1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.77:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.4:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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